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Posted on 7/26/21 at 10:49 am to CharlotteSooner
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Would love to have that as an option.
I don’t know if that’s even an option, I saw Mack talk about the RRR and he said that the game will never be at night and and fans hate it, the reason being that they don’t want fans drinking at the fair till 6 pm, and Mack doubled down saying it’s already too “hostile” at 11 am, I’ve never been, is it over the top or Mack exaggerating? Is it suppose to be family friendly bc it’s at the fair? I don’t know if the roadblock for a night RRR was the conference based, or if the fair/cotton bowl people have say
Posted on 7/26/21 at 10:49 am to BigBro
Posted on 7/26/21 at 10:50 am to texag7
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So does that mean they would buyout the remaining rights or wait until 2025
I know nothing about how this works but that’s not going to stop me from spitballing a bit.
I would guess that at this point we aren’t putting a timeline on it. I am sure the SEC will demand a timeline soon but in the meantime we can wait a bit after this announcement to see what happens in the Big 12. If it completely implodes we may be able to just walk away soon. If the rest remains intact then we may either have to buy it out or stay in a few years longer if the SEC allowed that.
I am guessing there will be a game of chicken being played out over the short term. Other Big 12 schools may have to make a move soon.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 10:52 am to Kentucker
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Neither. This is the first formal shot that will set off the scramble for other schools, especially in the Big 12, to look for new homes. It’s a brilliant strategy by OU and TU. As soon as two more B12 schools announce their moves, the B12 collapses and OU and TU move on to the SEC next year.
Forget my post. You beat me to it and said it much more succinctly than I.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 11:11 am to Wolfhound45
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Frick. Looks like this is going to happen.
Welcome to the party, better late than never! It was happening as soon as the news leaked
Posted on 7/26/21 at 11:57 am to thumperpait
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I like the OU/TX game. Just think it would be better at night.
The moment that game gets moved to a night game in that part of Dallas is the day at least 10 people get shot immediately after the game.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 12:34 pm to JayAg
What is the RRR?
Oh wait, that would be the politically correct version of the Red River Shootout, (sometimes toned down to the Red River Showdown. Either way it's the RRS.) Didn't realize you collies were all that --- mild.
The RRS should be a 2:30 CST kickoff game. Fox moving it up to 11:00 was an accommodation to texsa's descent into the the nether world of CFB mediocrity. And I do mean 'texsa'.
Oh wait, that would be the politically correct version of the Red River Shootout, (sometimes toned down to the Red River Showdown. Either way it's the RRS.) Didn't realize you collies were all that --- mild.
The RRS should be a 2:30 CST kickoff game. Fox moving it up to 11:00 was an accommodation to texsa's descent into the the nether world of CFB mediocrity. And I do mean 'texsa'.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 12:58 pm to charliethehun
That's what I saw on the CBS site. Sportscaster said four more years for the Big 12. But the "however" is the statement that gets them out earlier.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 1:01 pm to OUtlander
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mild
Bruh I just enjoy talking football, I used to like it more when I used to gamble more
Posted on 7/26/21 at 1:12 pm to Wolfhound45
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Frick. Looks like this is going to happen.
Yeah. We are in fait accompli land right now. If not us then the Big 10 or PAC. The writing is not on the wall folks. It is in giant flaming letters in the sky with an Angelic chorus singing.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 1:27 pm to Diego Ricardo
quote:that alone makes adding Texas worth it. If they could cut off the lips of the Vandy whistler would be just be gravy
. Greg Sankey outlaws cowbells.
This post was edited on 7/26/21 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 7/26/21 at 1:40 pm to Arksulli
I don't know where to post this so going to do it here.
One thing that becomes problematic with 16+ teams (I would say even with 14) is scheduling so that each team plays the other teams fairly regularly but also have a clear-cut road to the conference championship game without a mess of tie-breakers.
So here's an out-of-the-box suggestion.
Go with the four team pods that have been speculated but have pods pair up to make divisions. The winner of each division goes to the championship game.
What makes this different than two static divisions is that the pods would rotate which other pod forms a division every two years.
So, say years 1&2, pod A and pod B would form a division as would C&D.
Then in years 3&4 pod A and C would form a division as would B&D.
Then in years 5&6 pod A and D would form a division as would B&C.
Each team in the division would play all of the others.
You retain your yearly regional games by being in the same pod but also have a good rotation among the other 12 teams.
In addition, every team will get to compete directly against every other team for a divisional championship 2 out of every 6 years.
Of course that is only 7 games so you either have to come up with 1 or 2 additional games per team. That could be either a permanent rival or not. It could use an NFL model where you play teams in the other two pods with similar results in the previous year.
Such a setup would be ideal with 20 teams. All of your games would be within your division which means every team in that division plays identical conference schedules. But with the rotation of pods you would get to play every team 2/6 years even though you play non-divisional games.
One thing that becomes problematic with 16+ teams (I would say even with 14) is scheduling so that each team plays the other teams fairly regularly but also have a clear-cut road to the conference championship game without a mess of tie-breakers.
So here's an out-of-the-box suggestion.
Go with the four team pods that have been speculated but have pods pair up to make divisions. The winner of each division goes to the championship game.
What makes this different than two static divisions is that the pods would rotate which other pod forms a division every two years.
So, say years 1&2, pod A and pod B would form a division as would C&D.
Then in years 3&4 pod A and C would form a division as would B&D.
Then in years 5&6 pod A and D would form a division as would B&C.
Each team in the division would play all of the others.
You retain your yearly regional games by being in the same pod but also have a good rotation among the other 12 teams.
In addition, every team will get to compete directly against every other team for a divisional championship 2 out of every 6 years.
Of course that is only 7 games so you either have to come up with 1 or 2 additional games per team. That could be either a permanent rival or not. It could use an NFL model where you play teams in the other two pods with similar results in the previous year.
Such a setup would be ideal with 20 teams. All of your games would be within your division which means every team in that division plays identical conference schedules. But with the rotation of pods you would get to play every team 2/6 years even though you play non-divisional games.
This post was edited on 7/26/21 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 7/26/21 at 1:43 pm to Dudebro2
quote:Better never.
Welcome to the party, better late than never!
We are going to regret letting these two malevolent/malcontents into our conference after they deliberately/selfishly destroyed the one they were already in.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 2:05 pm to Wolfhound45
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Better never.
We are going to regret letting these two malevolent/malcontents into our conference after they deliberately/selfishly destroyed the one they were already in.
Spot fricking on.
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One thing that becomes problematic with 16+ teams (I would say even with 14) is scheduling so that each team plays the other teams fairly regularly but also have a clear-cut road to the conference championship game without a mess of tie-breakers.
I hope and pray some miracle occurs and this doesn't happen, but if we're about to see the end of the SEC (and this will be the end of the SEC, book it) and the birth MegaConference South scheduling is pretty easy.
You go to 10 conference games with 2 FBS-only OOCs. That means you will play every team in the other division a minimum of once every 3 years. The permanent rivalries have to go by the wayside, but we've killed every single other thing that's made college football great so who really cares anymore.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 2:18 pm to Diego Ricardo
I disagree with your disagreement 
Not continuing the current agreement doesn't prevent a whole separate agreement from being created.
The problem is the Big 12 has been a dead conference for a while. Can they squeeze more blood out of the turnip? Maybe, but at some point, there won't be any left.
If I'm the remaining 8 schools. I band together, force them to pay the exit fee, then everyone jumps ship to where ever they are end up. At least you get a going away bonus!
It will be interesting to see what kind of pressure other conferences put on the remaining schools. Take Kansas for instance. If the B10 comes knocking, do you say, "We want in, but we have to wait a year or two". Will the offer still be good in a year or two or does the B10 say now or never.
Not continuing the current agreement doesn't prevent a whole separate agreement from being created.
The problem is the Big 12 has been a dead conference for a while. Can they squeeze more blood out of the turnip? Maybe, but at some point, there won't be any left.
If I'm the remaining 8 schools. I band together, force them to pay the exit fee, then everyone jumps ship to where ever they are end up. At least you get a going away bonus!
It will be interesting to see what kind of pressure other conferences put on the remaining schools. Take Kansas for instance. If the B10 comes knocking, do you say, "We want in, but we have to wait a year or two". Will the offer still be good in a year or two or does the B10 say now or never.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 2:20 pm to charliethehun
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The University of Texas at Austin
And that, folks, makes it official. In the SEC, they cannot be UT. The best they can do is UT-A. We will allow that, but it cannot be shortened in any way.
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